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Reformhaus Demski: Healthy food, and cosmetics

Reformhaus Demski is a big health store with a huge selection of various products whether it's food or cosmetic, all on natural base. Sales ladies are very friendly and competent too. Also I always appreciate their magazines, since those includes many advices, hints and facts. Magazines are available at any Reformhaus for free, called Reformhaus-Kurier. Since you most likely won't find any parking spots there, you might like to take subway and exit at S-Station Zehlendorf, which is just a 3mns walk away.

Macy's: Not interesting clothes

The first second hand store we visited was closed at Sat 9.30 am (look at the pic). We thought first that they open at 10.00 am but they opened at 11.00 am so we came back there on the way back to our hotel in the afternoon.Urszula said that she didn't find anything interesting there. The store was expensive. Clothes were not pretty and some looked over-used. Simply it was NOT her recommendation. But if you are passing by you can stop there for a moment and check it personally. There are as many opinions as people, especially on clothes (add here politics :-).

OPENING HOURSMon - Fri: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm Sat: 11.00 am - 4.00 pm.

What to buy:
Old clothes designed by Armani, Jil Sander, Versace and other famous designers. Surely they were from their old collections and used by someone before.

Caro Second Hand: Second hand, embarassment, snobism...

Nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about shopping in second hand stores. We found many of them in Berlin. And even some people who are rich would buy something there if they found what they'd like.

In fact, some rich and famous people put their used clothes in shops to be sold. Why? First not to waste the clothes, second not to lose all their money. These "rich-people" second hand shops were called "consignment shops" in the USA and had fancy names, but they were the same thing as an ordinary second hand shop, only the clothes were usually designer originals and... more expensive than something new in a department store. We found quite many "consignment shops" in an upscale district of Charlottenburg. Urszula (matcrazy0) liked a few of them (esp. two) and some clothes sold there but... not always the prices (me too :-), quite high esp. as for a second hand cloth. But she had a lot of fan looking for something interesting there.

It is true that there are snobbish people would sneer at the idea of buying any thing second hand but usually those people are insecure about their own image, I suppose. However, there is no reason to tell everyone the clothes were purchased in a second hand shop. At least you can always say: "Oh, I bought it on one of our trips to Berlin" haha. That would be truthful and should be pretty impressive. LOL!

What to buy:
To be honest Urszula didn't find anything great there. But surely you can try. They sold both elegant clothes designed by famous designers and more "normal" clothes. Surely they were from their old collections and used by someone before.

What to pay:
Expensive area. Over 100 €, even over 400 € for some clothes.

BLITZ BOUTIQUE BERLIN: Vintage Shopping, Concert Shirts, Music

Just ran into the brand new BLITZ BOUTIQUE right next to the RAMONES MUSEUM. They have a huge selection of rare music shirts, new and vintage: BEASTIE BOYS, THE CLASH, DINOSAUR JR. - you name it. They pretty much have shirts from bands of all genres. I found my new favourite shirt there, an old JOY DIVISION tee from the early 80ies.

What to buy:
vintage clothing, music, flea markets, thrift stores

What to pay:
15 - 50 euros

Related to:

Music

Arts and Culture

Backpacking

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Shopping along Schloßstraße: Shopping in Berlin Steglitz

Allthough being the second largest shopping area in Berlin, Steglitz is hardly ever mentioned in the guide books or other tourist information. I have been there a couple of times and it has never been crowded and it is easy to see and hear that there is mainly the local people who shop here.

Schloßstraße is the place to visit. The main shoppingcenters are Forum Steglitz, one of the first shopping malls in Germany and Das Schloss a very new and modern mall. There is also a lot of other shops and malls along the street.

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Eisenwein - Rieslinghaus: fancy little wine shop

Fine selection of german wines, handmade, often organic grown Riesling cuvées. Really interesting, I don't know, why other wine-shops do not offer more german stuff. Good small choice of Champaign. Very nice and friendly shop-owners. You get every thing from low price to excellent qualities.

Fassbender & Rausch Schokolade: A Chocoholic's Paradise

Close to Gendarmenmarkt there is this chocolate store, any chocoholic's dream. Inside you can admire the Brandenburger Gate in chocolate, only to look at, though,not for sale.

But of course there are lots and lots of different chocolates to buy, from a single, small piece of chocoloate to large boxes.This was a good place to get some gifts, for family and friends at home as well for myself.

They also tell you where the cocoa beans came from and sell chocolate from various countries, something that's called plantation chocolate.

Prices start at 30 cents, up to about 25 Euro.

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Out of India: Charlottenburg

Bollywood-style, living accessories and fashion.Out of India carries you away into a clourful and exotic world. They offer fabrics in changing patterns and colour combinations, also in a modern cut design.

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Mauerpark fleemarket (Flohmarkt): Big, Fun & Friendly!

I really like this market. It is big and it is rough but you can find practically anything, also the things you didn´t know you were looking for. Prices may not be low but the range of items make well up for that. Also, a big plus for the many artists selling their own, high quality, fun, thinkworthy stuff: t-shirts, prints, bags, pins…

Market-hopping is such a nice way to get to know a place or town and brings the best range of souvenirs. Plus, market sausages is a great and affordable lunch!!

Opening hours: Sundays only, 8am - 6pmThe market is located next to the Mauerpark, not in it.

Kohlhaas and Company Bookstore: Koohl!

If you are a bookworm like me, and love bookstores, don´t miss this one! It is such a delight! Beautiful books (English ones, too), chairs to sit on inside and on the back a beautiful garden with café and a really nice restaurant.

The bookstore is appropriately housed by The Literaturhaus Berlin (House of Literature) founded 1986. The house is a location for public literary events, symposia, and exhibitions, focusing on contemporary literature.

What to buy:
Books, books, books. Lots of translated German literature.

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